Something Doesn't Add Up: Synergy Data

[KwameBeanJordan]

Note: This post uses information that is free and accessible to everyone via http://www.mysynergysports.com.

I recently signed up to Synergy Sports Technology and immediately noticed that under most every category for every player there are certain unaccounted points and plays.

Since the start of the 2013-2014 season, KD has attempted 167 Post-Up Plays.
125 are FGAs.
9% (~15) are turnovers.
13.8% (~23) are fouled attempts.
11 of those 23 are "And 1s", meaning they were included as FGAs.
This leaves 15 plays which are not explained by field goals, fouls, or turnovers.


Since the start of the 2013-2014 season, KD has made 184 points on Post-Up Plays.
124 come from FGs.
That leaves 60 to be scored by FTs.
However, KD has only shot from the foul-line 35 times this season on Post-Up Plays.
Even if KD was a 100% free throw shooter, there would still be 25 unexplained points.

So, where are these unaccounted plays and points coming from?

[jcprs]

I may be incorrect, but I think the problem is that going to the foul-line 35 times =/= 35FTAs. You say that he needs 60 points scored on FTs for the stats to make sense and that he got to the line 35 times. Let's say that 35 trips to the line resulted in 70 FTAs (2 shots per trip) it is highly probable that KD would have hit at least 60 of those free throws, thus accounting for the unexplained points.

[KwameBeanJordan]

I am counting the free throw attempts correctly. He went to the line ~23 times. 11 of those times he only received 1 free throw attempt. On the other 12 he received two. So he received 24+11=35 attempts. I was thinking that goaltending might be an explanation, but I doubt that alone would account for 25 points.